Because of the slightly depressing mood that ocasionally comes along... such as epitaph talks, depressing songs and what not... What do you do, do get better? To make you happy? What's uplifting? Post at will. :m:
I listen to music up loud, walk around my city or drive, dance around my room naked, have sex with people, meditate and sleep.
If I'm really pissed [like just now when I have to write a friggin term paper analysis and nobody wants to tell me what it is that I actually need to do] I swear, curse, call my teacher names that he in his best lingusitc poopy square called head could never ever think of, much less pronounce. I let it out. Damn, but I'm still pissed. Until I get that paper done. Pardon. Have a good one. Nice thread. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I go to the beach and listen to the crashing waves and if it's sunny enough bring along my rollerblades and heaphones, sure to make the bad mood go away.
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Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse. When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best... And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... If life seems jolly rotten There's something you've forgotten And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing. When you're feeling in the dumps Don't be silly chumps Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing. And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... For life is quite absurd And death's the final word You must always face the curtain with a bow. Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow. So always look on the bright side of death Just before you draw your terminal breath Life's a piece of shit When you look at it Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true. You'll see it's all a show Keep 'em laughing as you go Just remember that the last laugh is on you. And always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the right side of life... (Come on guys, cheer up!) Always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the bright side of life... (Worse things happen at sea, you know.) Always look on the bright side of life... (I mean - what have you got to lose?) (You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!) Always look on the right side of life... http://thebards.net/music/lyrics/A_Faire_To_Remember/Bright_Side_Of_Life.shtml
Ozy: I love that song. ^^ I have it in mp3. dLed it the other day Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! thanks for reminding me it exists! Unfortunatley, I'm not blessed with good scenary... or a hammock, or a jacuzzi... so I just lie on my bed, maybe sleep it off... and yes, PLAY LOUD MUSIC. Better if it's sunny... in which case, bike riding is an option. In winter: Coffee and TV. Or Tea, in my case.
I play go. That's the one thing that is guaranteed to always take my mind off of anything else. For those of you unfamiliar with it, it's an Oriental board game of skill, nothing at all like chess really, but arguably far more complex. I especially like to log onto the international go websites and find a beginner who's looking for a teaching game. The combination of having my mind fully engrossed in something AND helping someone will usually bring me out of whatever's wrong. Music helps too. I pull out my Yamaha keyboard and play the theme from "Exodus" to a reggae beat, using an Andean flute for the melody, stuff like that. Listening to recorded music of course also. Upbeat stuff. Female singers who don't whine, like Alana Davis and Morley. Reggae is always good, especially U.S. roots reggae bands like Big Mountain. Country & western, if you happen to have the enzyme to digest it. These days it's really into an upbeat groove -- always about twenty years out of phase with pop, regular as clockwork. But as several people have implied, you really do have to first know what it is you're trying to overcome. If it's just a snit after a bad day at work followed by a tough commute, then sure, treat it as a minor ailment to be cured symptomatically. But if you've got a serious problem that's going to eat you alive, it's probably better to be planning a counterstrategy. I don't believe that the posting that started this thread was in that vein and I don't mean to imply so. It's just worth pointing out to the other readers that the appropriate response to every type of problem is not necessarily finding a way to block it out. If you flunked an important test you have to make up your mind whether you intend to pass this class and if so, how to study better. If your dog died, you have to allow yourself to feel the grief and understand that from his point of view he was doing a job and he would want you to hire another dog to keep doing it, without it being an insult to his memory. If you've got love troubles, you should probably talk to your friends and/or family about them. If you're just worried that Western Civilization is going to collapse, then... well I supposed I'd have to agree with the people who suggested drugs. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
